German GDP Expected to Rise
But 'Jobless Growth' Is Feared

BONN -- Germany's Council of Economic Experts said the German economy will expand at its most robust rate in years in 1998, but that the jobs crisis will only get worse.

The council, consisting of five independent economists charged with making economic predictions and policy recommendations to Chancellor Helmut Kohl, said that continued export growth and greater investment in capital equipment will boost gross domestic product by 3% next year, up from 2.5% this year.